Marine

Infrastructure 31 Aug 2015

Composites upgrade marine infrastructure

All-composite docks best concrete in cost and time and aim toward future fastener-less construction for greater savings and sustainability.

Pressure Vessels 31 Aug 2015

CW Business Index at 48.0 – Lowest since July 2013

Steve Kline, Jr. is the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), the publisher of CompositesWorld magazine. Here, he presents the CompositesWorld Business Index, a measure of the relative health of the US composites industry, for the month of July 2015.

Aerospace 31 Aug 2015

Some thoughts on the M&A "heat wave"

CompositesWorld's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan takes some admittedly educated guesses at the significance of the six momentous acquisitions that were announced in the short space from mid-July through early August in the composites industry.

Out of Autoclave 31 Jul 2015

Additive manufacturing: The past, present — and future — of composites

A regular CW columnist and the chief commercialization officer for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), Dale Brosius offers this insightful look into why it's unwise to use the terms "3D printing" and "additive manufacturing" interchangeably.

Editorial 31 Jul 2015

IP vigilance: Good business?

CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan observes that in the composites industry, where much of what is considered to be trade secrets and proprietary knowledge really isn't, a better course might be to share that knowledge and, thus, advance the industry as a whole.

Pressure Vessels 31 Jul 2015

CW Business Index at 50.4 – First growth in two months

Steve Kline, Jr., the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), the publisher of CompositesWorld magazine, outlines the results of the CompositesWorld Business Index survey for June 2015.

Biomaterials 20 Jul 2015

IBEX 2015 to feature new and emerging technologies

The annual boatbuilders' event, Sept. 15-17 in Louisville, KY, US, will feature a 3D Digital Workshop, Future Materials and more.

Automotive 1 Jul 2015

Workforce development: Let's start in high school

CW Editor-in-Chief Jeff Sloan says one concern at the otherwise positive initial membership meeting of the new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) was that the composites industry is quickly losing knowledge, as old-timers retire, that is not so easily replaced. Here's his prescription.

Marine 10 Jun 2015

Hydrofoil technology meets the luxury yacht market?

If Zephyous Charters gets its way, hydrofoil technology made famous by the 2013 America's Cup race will soon be available on a luxury yacht near you. All that's needed is a little money.

Fabrics/Preforms 1 Jun 2015

First all-carbon yacht a winner

Vacuum infusion with customized fabrics enables demanding yacht build